Street marker



Jan. 8 1924- N. G. ASHLEY STREET MARKERv Filed Dec. 9. 1922 Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

UNITED s'rArss NGBLE GfASHL'EY, OF FORT DODGE, IOWA.

STREET MARKER'.

Application tiled December 9, 19.22. Serial No. 805,886.

T o all'wliom it may concern Be it known that I, Nonni: G. ASHLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Dod e, in the county of liVebster and State of owa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street Markers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a street marker for use at the intersection of streets, to direct the movement of traffic, and has for its object to provide in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of such class, for permanently indicatin during the day and night, the center o an intersection in connection with cross streets, avenues and roadways.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a marker for the purpose set forth, which is simple in its construction and arrangement. strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efliicnt in its use, having means to prevent the shifting thereof laterally when mounted in operative position, readily assembled, requiring a small amount of labor to install and upkeep, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes. variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended. f

Inl the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the street. marker, in accordance with this invention, showing the position thereof with respect to a man-hole.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the marker,

Figure 3 is an inverted plan view.

Figure 4. is an elevation showing the manner of connecting and securing the marker in position in a road bed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a street marker in accordance with this inven tion is in the form of a dome shaped shell, that is to say, the segment of a hollow sphere, and is formed from any suitable material, referably heavy cast iron of a thick# ness o about three-quarters of an inch, but it is obvious that the shell can he set up of any desired thickness.

The shell issn'- dicated at 3, and is formed with a vertically@ disposed annular seating portion 4, at the t base thereof. The edge 5, of the annular portion 4, provides a seat.

Depending from the base of the shell dh is a plurality of securing lugs 6, these latter are formed integral with the inner `face of -the shell 3, and preferably are six in :n..ii-J

ber, but the number of the lugs 6 can be increased or diminished as desired. Thatn portion of the lug 6, which depends ,fromV the shell 3, is inset with respect to the'annular portion 4, as indicated at 7, wherely the supporting ed @or seat 5, will be extended or widens lugs 6. is perpendicular, but the innerface` thereof is bevelled as at 9.' The lugs 6,. areA as indicated at 8. The'V outer face of that portion 7 of each o'f theV designed to hold the shell 3 in place wher other fastening or securing devices,

As shown in installed without the employment .ofrany igure 1, the marker up with respect to a man-hole ring 10, and l when in such position the marker is substif', tuted for the man-hole cover, and when` the?A marker'is arranged in the position as shown in Figure 1, it can not be shifted laterally#` and Vit is impossible to remove the markerV from the man-hole ring 10, unless the mar-ker is lift/ed vertically to a height whereby the rlower ends of the lugs 6, will clear the top edge of the manhole ring 1()` When ,the marker is set up at the intersection of the streets, when no man-hole is arran d at said intersection, the road-bed is ormed with a series of pockets 11, as shown in Figure 4, for the reception of the lugs 6. When ,Y

such :pad-bed Figure 1, when the marker i of openings 12, preferably four in number, but the number of openings 12, can be in creased or diminished as desired, and each of said openings 12 is preferably three inches in diameter, however, the dia-meter of each 0f the openings 12 can be as required. When four openings 12 are formed in the casings 3, they are positioned at about fortylire degrees apart, one from the other and arranged centrally substantially one-half way between the center and the base of the shell. The wall of each of the openings 12, is provided With an annular shoulder or bead 13, and the parts of the shell 3, where the openings 12 are arranged, are thickened as at 14, for reinforcing purposes.

Mounted in each of the openings 12, is a colored lens 15, preferably red but not necessarily so, and each of the lenses 15, is formed with a. lateral flange 16, for seating against the shoulder or bead 13. The lenses 15 snugly engage the walls of the openings 12, and each of the lenses is bi.

convex in cross section. The lenses 15, are

' arranged inwardly with respect to the peripher of the shell 3, so as to prevent them rom becomin injured or broken and are further dispos at an inclination with respect to the surface of the street and are arranged at the same inclination as the inclination of the shell so as to direct the rays of `light to the eyes of the driver of a vehicle.

The shell centrally thereof -is provided with an openingl, with the wall thereof formed with an inwardly extending annular flange 18, which constitutes a` seat and forms the mening of two different diameters with t at portion of smaller diameter arranged inwardly. The opening 17 is closed by a metallicfplate 19, having its outer face forming a continuation of the outer face of the shell 3, and the said plate 19 is mounted on the flange 18. Hold-fast `devices 2U, are employed for detachably connecting the liange 18, to the plate 19.

Positioned in that part of the opening l?, of smaller diameter, and abutting' against the plate 19, is a circular supporting member 21, of disk-like form and preferably constructed of Wood. rl`he lnember 21, is secured to the plate 19, by a hold-fast device 22, the latter being arranged centrally of the plate 19. Depending .from the' member 21, is a. lamp socket 23, the latter being secured to the member 21, by the hold-fast devices 24. Detachably mounted in the depending socket 23, is an, electric lamp 25, having leading-in wires 26. The leadingin wires 26, can be coupled in any suitable manner to a source of electrical supply.

The inner face of the shell 3,-is painted white to increase the brillfiancy of the light and preferably Watt Mill type lamp is employed and which consumes very little current. The periphery of the shell 3, is of White enamel whereby' it will be readily distinguishable.

I A marker in accordance with this invention is constructed of very few parts and the elen'ients of construction are such that they will not get out of order and further any part that may become broken or daniaged can be readily replaced as the lenses ol` the lamp are of a. type carried in stock so that they can be readily replaced when occasion requires. Preferablyr the marker is six and one'half inches in height from its base to its highest point, but it is obvious that the height of the marker can be as desired. The hold-fast devices are countersunk so as to be flush with the periphery of the shell, whereby the peri hery will be smooth at the points where the loldfast devices are arranged. The lenses employed are of what may be termed the ordinary bull-dog lenses usedin connection 'with the tail lights of automobiles.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, a street marker for the intersection of cross streets is set up which will readily indicate the center of the intrsection and assist in the movement of traffic, and a1- though the preferred embodiment of the invention is as shown, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can be had without departing from the spirit of the invention, as claimed.

What I claim is 1. A device for ,llis'purpose set forth comprising a dome-shape@ shell provided with a lplurality of opeiungs, colored lenses mounted insa d openings, a plurality of lugs dependin from said shell, and an illuminating evice suspended centrally from the top of the shell.

2. A device for the purpose set forth comprising a dome-shaped shell provided with a plurality of openings, colored lenses mounted in said openings, a plurality of lugs depending from said shell, an illuminatin device suspended centrally from the top o the shell, and means to provide for the removal of said device, said means flush with the periphery of the shell.

3. A device for the'purpose set forth coinprising a doniesliaped shell provided with a plurality of reinforced portions between its center and the base thereof and' a reinforced portion at the center thereof, cach of said reinforced portions formed with an opening having the Wall thereof shouldered, a removable plate secured against the shoulder of said central opening, lenses extended through the other of sald openings and seated against the shoulders of the .walls thereof, retainingineans for said shell, and an illuminating device suspended from said plate.

4. A device for lne purpuse set forth comprising a dome-Shaped shell provided with :i plurality of openings, lenses mounted in Suid openings, a plurality of holding lugs having the upper portions; thereof integral with the inner falce of the shell and the remaining pnrtions thereof dependin from and offset with respect to the inner me. of

ihn shell, and an illuminating devcearranged within and suspended from the shell centrally thereof, the outer faces of said lenses being inset with respect to the periphery of the shell.

In testimony whereof, I aflx my signature hereto. f

NOBLE G. ASHLEY. 

